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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sizwe want to do with what he has discovered in the alleyway?

2. What was the second suggestion offered to Buntu regarding the discovery in the alleyway?

3. What does Buntu proceed to to after explaining about the dead man's book to Sizwe?

4. How does Buntu answer to Sizwe's angry question regarding the dead man?

5. What does Buntu remind Sizwe about the possibility of getting a new passbook?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the final moments of the play, Styles tells Sizwe to smile. Explain how this instruction from one character to another functions as a summary of the play's themes of hope, struggle, and change.

Essay Topic 2

The central question of the play asks what defines identity: one's name or one's actions. Explore whether the play offers an answer to this question, or whether it remains ambiguous.

Essay Topic 3

How, in Part 1 of the play, does the playwright use metaphor to show the living situation of black workers in Apartheid-era South Africa? Make reference to the stories of a) Styles' job at the Ford plant and Henry Ford Jr's visit, and b) The 'Doom' insect spray and the cat.

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